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Letters Patent N 80.620. dated August 4, 1868.

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TO ALL WHOM-I1 MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, CAROLINA W. GOESSLING, of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson, and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and improved Method. of Preparing Paper to Prevent Dampness or Moisture'in Houses; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof.

The nature oi my invention consistsin the employment or use of common paper, which saturate or coat with a composition prepared from various ingredients, in such a manner as to render it impervious to water, dampness, ormoisture.

The said paper, afterbeing prepared after the mannor of my invention, may-be secured to the walls or floor upon the inside of a house by means of small tacks made of zinc, copper, or other metal that is not liable to oxidate. lhis paper is perfectly impervious to water or dampness when properly secured to the inside walls of a house which are subjectto dampness. v

c It is a fact well known that basements in most houses are very damp and unhealthy, also very injurious to furniture, especially in this city, (Jersey City,) where it is almost impossible to keep the-paper from becoming mildewerl and peeling off the basements of houses, in eonsequence of moisture percolating through thewalls. By my invention, I am able to obviate and overcom'e all' difliculties of basement-houses, by making them dry and healthy. a I

By'm'y-ia-vention, I am also enabled to provent mice, roaches, crickets, and other troublesome and obnoxions vermin and insects from cutting through the walls, which has heretofore been a great annoyance.

To enable others skilled'in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe the process of manufacture and use. I Y p .For a given quantity of the material cr composition with which I prepare the paper, I take, o'f-tho following ingredients- I p Four and a quartcr'pounds common rosin, three pounds suct, a quarter pound yellow wax, and one-eighth pound flour of sulphur. I I i v I put all of the aboveingrcdicuts into an iron kettle, or other suitable vessel, and melt them together. When all of the ingredients are melted and thoroughly incorporated, and while warm,I take any common paper, and with a suitable brush, vor other means, givc the surface of the paper a thorough coating. .Then, while the composition upon the papcr'is still in a plastic state, Ilay the two surfaces of the paper, thus coated, together, so that when thecomposition is dry, the two thicknesses of the paper are cemented firmly together. I then give the two outer surfaces a thorough coating of the composition, which, when'dry, hccomesvery'hard, and perfectly impervious todampncss or moisture, when it is ready-for use.

In securing the paper, thus prepared, to the walls, I employ small tack-nails, made from zinc, copper, or other metal that will not oxidate, or it may be secured by other suitable means. 4

The outer coatings may be colored with any of the well-known colors, to suit the taste of themannfacturer' or consumer. p

' After the paper" thus'prcpared has been properly secured to the walls, it entirely prevents any dampness or moisture which permeates the. outer walls of the house to enter the rooms thereof.

My invention is a great desideratum, for the reason that it can be made with little trouble and verycheap, and 'a perfect preventive to dampness in -rooms, which is so injurious to health, as many can attest in this city, where its utilityand merit have been thoroughly tested. V

It will be observed that after the prepared paperhas been secured to the walls in a proper manner, it may be covered with any ornamental paper in the ordinary way. p

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-- t As an article of manufacture, paper, prepared substantially as described. and for the purposes herein m eanonma sonssmnc.

Y Witnesses:

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